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School: Scoil Mhuire, Béal Átha hAmhnais (roll number 11438)

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Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S.T. Ó Maolagáin
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    1 For a Sore Throat. Heat an old stocking and tie it tightly around the throat before you go to bed.
    2 To cure a Scorch of a nettle. Press a dock-leaf to the scorches and they will soon disappear.
    3 For a burn from steam. Put flour to the burn.
    4 For the Chin-cough. Donkey's milk.
    5 For the sole of your foot when it is itchy. Rub dry soap on it.
    6 For chilblains. (1) Rub an onion on the chilblains. (2) Mix paraffin oil and salt and rub it on the chilblains.
    7 For Consumption. Boil and eel's skin, and drink the water the (eel) skin was boiled in.
    8 Swellings. Chicken weed boiled
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joseph Cruise
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Mayo